Neville Marriner Quotes
Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now.
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I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.
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The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.
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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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When I got to law school, I didn't do very well. To put it mildly, I didn't do very well. I, in fact, graduated in the part of my law school class that made the top 90% possible.
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Seek that which within lies waiting to begin the fight of your life that is everyday.
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Beefs against debt collectors are consistently among the top complaints received by both the FTC and state attorneys general.
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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.
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I'm a provincial. I live very much like a hermit: reading, listening to music, working in the cutting room, writing, commercial work - which doesn't take up that much time.
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And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics.
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In emerging markets, slow growth in the advanced economies has shut down a traditional development path: export-led growth. As a result, emerging markets have had to rely once again on domestic demand. This is always a difficult task, given the temptation to over-stimulate.
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Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
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But in Japanese, there's actually not much of a relationship between the music and the words.
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There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
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I was so naive I didn't even know about agents. I telephoned the William Morris agency and asked to speak to Mr. Morris. I expected Bill Morris to be waiting for my call.
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I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.
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Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now.
